Science fiction fandom, 1970’s cosplay, and documenting furry origins

by Patch O'Furr

This subculture spun off Furries, and it made me wonder if any proto-furry costumes were included. The closest I saw were a bird-woman and insect characters, who could be described as anthropomorphic, but not “furry”.

It could be interesting and fun to keep the stories alive, as science fiction fans do. It could better define identity by those using the very loose label “furry”, instead of outsiders in less than welcome ways. It could also be timely, after a decade-plus of convention growth that has brought more cons and con-goers than ever.